Cecily
The medieval English form of Cecilia, the feminine of the Roman family name Caecilius, which goes back to caecus, blind.
Cecily in 2025
Cecily was given to 137 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,858th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 24,200 babies born.
The history of Cecily
Cecily reached its highest point in 1989, when 472 babies were given the name, ranking 936th that year.
Across the 115 years of records since 1911, 8,673 babies have been named Cecily. Half of them were born before 1992, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Cecily by decade
| Decade | Babies named Cecily | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 31 | 3,910 |
| 1920s | 117 | 3,856 |
| 1930s | 168 | 2,650 |
| 1940s | 287 | 2,196 |
| 1950s | 483 | 2,170 |
| 1960s | 425 | 2,460 |
| 1970s | 882 | 1,633 |
| 1980s | 1,288 | 936 |
| 1990s | 1,582 | 1,060 |
| 2000s | 1,009 | 3,050 |
| 2010s | 1,633 | 1,929 |
| 2020s | 768 | 2,858 |
Where Cecily is heading
Cecily has fallen 36% over the past decade, from 214 babies in 2015 to 137 in 2025.
Names like Cecily
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Cecily.